Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 90 km S of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 90 km S of Eureka, Nevada on Sat, Jul 23, 2022, 1:32 AM PDT (08:32 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 89 km WSW of Preston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-07-23 08:32:36 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.704° N, 116.090° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.689 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1532 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.692 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1532 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.985 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1532 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.697 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1531 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.486 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1531 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1530 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.690 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1526 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.691 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1523 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.091 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1523 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.592 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.389 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.899 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1512 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.666 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 1511 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.562 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1508 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.592 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1507 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.565 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1504 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.887 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1497 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.679 km W of Preston, Nevada · 1478 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.094 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.191 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.295 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.196 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.790 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.787 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.189 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.091 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.589 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.888 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.993 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.087 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.792 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.887 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.586 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.993 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.586 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.888 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.3Nevada · 1540 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.676 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00843489. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.